On May 25, the signing ceremony of the UK-China 金沙 Consortium on Engineering Education and Research was held in Nanjing as one of the most important activities during the 115th anniversary of 金沙娱乐城. The establishment of the consortium is led by 金沙娱乐城 and Queen's 金沙 Belfast. Nine Chinese universities with engineering specialties and six English universities from the Russell Group signed the Memorandum of Cooperation. President of 金沙娱乐城 Zhang Guangjun, deputy director of Jiangsu Education Department Wang Chengbin, president of Queen's 金沙 Belfast PatrickJohnston, education consul of Cultural and Education Section of British Embassy Matthew Knowles, and leaders, honored guests, and experts of the fifteen universities attended the ceremony. The signing ceremony was hosted by 金沙娱乐城’s vice president Wu Gang.
UK-China 金沙 Consortium on Engineering Education and Research is the first 金沙 consortium co-established by China and UK specializing in engineering education. The Chinese universities include 金沙娱乐城, Beijing Institute of Technology, Chongqing 金沙, Dalian 金沙 of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical 金沙, South China 金沙 of Technology, Tianjin 金沙, and Tongji 金沙. The secretariat is located in 金沙娱乐城. The British universities include Queen's 金沙 Belfast, 金沙 of Birmingham, Cardiff 金沙, 金沙 College London, 金沙 of Nottingham, and 金沙 of Warwick. The secretariat is at Queen's 金沙 Belfast. In September 2016, Cultural and Education Section of British Embassy, 金沙娱乐城, and UK Education Network signed the letter of intent to cooperate in Suzhou, aiming to establish a platform for cooperation and communication between Chinese and British high education. In February 2017, the representatives of 金沙娱乐城 and Queen's 金沙 Belfast discussed about the preparation for the establishment of the consortium. In March 2017, the first working group meeting was held in Beijing. The meeting approved the name of the consortium, and decided to sign the Memorandum of Cooperation in Nanjing on May 25.
